Flight Of The Earls

When famine strikes her family farm, Clare Hanley decides to leave Ireland for America, despite the fact that her older sister Margaret had similarly emigrated and had never been heard from again.

A compact history of the 17th century Flight of the Earls from Ireland to Spain, An event that allowed the plantation of Ulster, and changed the course of Irish history forever.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Gaelic Ireland is in danger of extinction. The English rule the land, but barely even show a presence as they remain an absentee hierarchy. They exert just enough influence to control The Pale, which is composed of Dublin and the surrounding vicinity. Yet the land is oppressed by a foreign monarch, a foreign race and a foreign government. The Gaels have had enough. But who can change the situation? Who has the strength to stand up to the English? Who can stop the internal fighting and unite the clans? Who can lead the race in its ultimate race - the race for survival. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

Until the end of 16th century, Ulster was the most Gaelic part of Ireland. Fifty years later, it was the last Gaelic part. In 1607 Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and other Gaelic chieftains fled the continent and settled in Rome. Their lands were declared forfeit to the crown and were cleared for the plantation of Ulster, which followed.